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Las Vegas prop bets spice up the action on Super Bowl Sunday

With Super Bowl XLVI kicking off in a matter of hours, it’s always fun to take a look at the myriad of proposition (or prop) bets the Las Vegas bookmakers offer as a means of spicing up the action on what figures to be the biggest sports gambling day of the year.

The sports book Bovada, normally known as Bodog and available at Bovada.lv, put out a list from which we selected a handful.

Odds to win MVP

Tom Brady 13/10

Eli Manning 5/2

Rob Gronkowski 8/1

Victor Cruz 12/1

Hakeem Nicks 14/1

Wes Welker 15/1

Aaron Hernandez 15/1

First Touchdown

Gronkowski 11/2

Hernandez 15/2

Cruz 15/2

BenJarvus Green-Ellis 15/2

Welker 15/2

Nicks 17/2

Ahmad Bradshaw 17/2

No TD scored 150/2

Giants’ total team points

Over/under 27

Patriots total team points

Over/under 291/2

Which will be the highest-scoring quarter?

First 13/5

Second 7/4

Third 3 /1

Fourth 11/5

Total Sacks by the Giants

Over 21/2 Even

Under 21/2 Even

Total Number of Penalties Committed

Over/Under 101/2

Margin of Victory

Giants 1-3 Points 11/2

Giants 4-6 Points 8/1

Giants 7-10 Points 7/1

Giants 11-13 Points 12/1

Giants 14-17 Points 12/1

Giants 18-21 Points 15/1

Giants 22 or More Points 20/1

Patriots 1-3 Points 9/2

Patriots 4-6 Points 13/2

Patriots 7-10 Points 5/1

Patriots 11-13 Points 9/1

Patriots 14-17 Points 9/1

Patriots 18-21 Points 12/1

Patriots 22 or More Points 10/1

And of course, there are always the cross-sports props, including even odds on the following:

Will Manning have more completions or LeBron James more points vs. Toronto?

Will Welker have more receptions than James has assists?

Will Brady have more TD passes or the Boston Bruins more goals vs. Washington?

Will the Giants have more points or Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist more saves vs. Philadelphia?